The Pakistani-born deli worker from Stapleton who authorities say agreed to pay $10,000 to acquire the identity of a dead 8-year-old was remanded on an immigration hold at his arraignment in Stapleton Criminal Court this afternoon.

The hold means that Rizwan Ahmed, 24, will remain locked up as authorities process his case and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department continues its investigation into his status in the country.

But the state DMV didn't fall for the dodge, and now investigators are probing whether there was a more sinister motive than the suspect's explanation that he needed the ID to get a New York driver's license.

Ahmed is charged with two counts of second-degree forgery and second-degree offering a false instrument, and a single count of false statements and alteration of records